Hitler himself left the field when he saw Major Dhyan Chand scoring a goal

New Delhi, Aug 28, 2019, Wednesday

On August 29, the birth anniversary of Major Dhyanchand is celebrated as the National Sports Day in India. The best players are given the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjun Paraskar and Dronacharya Award. The father of Hockey's great magician Sommeswar Dutta played hockey in the army. His brother Roop Singh was also a member of the Indian hockey team that played in the Olympics in 1932 and 1936, but like football player Pele Maradona, Major Dhyan Chand is considered as a great hockey player. One case of Hitler and Major Dhyan Chand is well known. Germany's dictator Hitler's Nazism had a growing influence on the world map. Under such circumstances the Olympics were held in Berlin.

Hitler did not spare any effort to exchange Germany in the world. After 19 years, he constantly encouraged his players who were participating. Hitler also came to watch the final of the Gold Medal between India and Germany. Hitler's enthusiasm did not cross. Germany played for the win until 3 minutes of the last half. India lost by seven goals and lost.

However, India's magician, Major Dhyan Chand, who was known for scoring goals at the time, scored four goals. Dhananchand's feat frustrated the German hockey team. Hitler also missed the chance that Germany would win. That Hitler remembered the performance of Dhyan Chand so much that he was called to meet after the match was over. Central to the rank of Major Dhyan Chand kindly offered, but said that he wanted to stay in India. In this Olympics, Germany won the highest number of 3 medals but could not win the gold medal of hockey against India.

Major Dhyan Chand's statue is magnificent in Vienna, Austria

Vienna, the capital of Austria, the center of Europe, has a stack of Major Dhyanchand's, showing them standing by hand with a hockey stick in hand. Curry is a matter of pride for the countrymen Of Indians in India and there is a rigid stecyunne occasional tribute to Dhyan Chand.

Hockey legend Dhyanchand was born on August 29, 1905, at Prayag, Uttar Pradesh, at the home of an army subedar. After studying up to only sixth standard, he joined the army in the wake of his father to eliminate the financial crisis. Ever since he had served as a soldier in the 14th Punjab Regiment, he had started taking interest in the game of hockey. Karkiridi started when Subodar Major Bhole Tiwari recognized Dhyan Chand's hockey talent. The Indian hockey team, which toured New Zealand in 1926, were selected for the first time.

In 1927, the Indian team went on a tour of England, scoring a total of 72 goals in the last 10 games, of which Dhyan Chand alone scored 36 goals .He won the Gold Medal for the first time by defeating Holland with the magic of Dhyan Chand's hockey stick at the World Olympics in Amsterdam in 1928. He was then awarded the gold medal at the World Olympics in 1932 and 1936.

The Indian team traveled to New Zealand and Australia in 1935, scoring a total of 584 goals in 45 matches played out of which Dhyan Chand alone scored 201 goals. After the retirement of Dhyanchand, his son Ashok Kumar was also named as a successful Indian hockey player. He participated as a hockey player in the World Olympics played in Munich in 1976 and in 1976 in Montreal. Ashok Kumar Singh scored the only goal of India defeating Malaysia by 1.0 in the final of the World Cup played in Malaysia in 1975.